The addition of TCU is great for the league, but still leaves them as a small league with only 9 members. Villanova is being considered, but does adding an FCS team (albeit a good one) really add anything? They really need 12 teams. Add UCF, which is an up-and-coming team, FIU (they could be great in a BCS conference with all that Miami talent), and make a play for Notre Dame, if they decline, get back Temple. Then split up the conference like this.

Wow. That's a pretty big geographic disconnect for them, but good for them if they get into a BCS conference, albeit the weakest one. They'll have a recruiting edge over a lot of those teams being able to recruit Texas.

HAHahah, they join in 2012. And then after that they may have to leave if the Big East losses it automatic bid. They go up for voting in 2 year from now. I doubt they loose it, but how funny would that be.

If they have some Big East opponents scheduled in next year that would be great to see how they are going to do.
To bad they couldn't join the Big 12, would have been easier traveling and 5 Texas schools.

The addition of TCU is great for the league, but still leaves them as a small league with only 9 members. Villanova is being considered, but does adding an FCS team (albeit a good one) really add anything? They really need 12 teams. Add UCF, which is an up-and-coming team, FIU (they could be great in a BCS conference with all that Miami talent), and make a play for Notre Dame, if they decline, get back Temple. Then split up the conference like this.

Adding FIU would be a horrendous move and would go a long way towards ensuring that they would actually lose their automatic qualifier.

Plus, they don't need more teams. The main reason they want to add Villanova is because it wouldn't require them to add another basketball school. TCU called their bluff and won, but no other team will have that clout.

Yeah, my bad. Mis-counted. Forget about FIU and just put West Virginia in there.

But in terms of FIU, why would they be so bad? They dominated the Sun Belt this year, played BCS teams Rutgers and Texas A&M close, they would open up the Miami area for recruiting, and with their good coach and good recruiting, they'll only get better. Sure, they would hurt the Big East in terms of keeping the automatic qualifying status right now, but by the time they join in 2012-2013, they should be a borderline top-25 team, which is where the rest of the Big East is now.

But in terms of FIU, why would they be so bad? They dominated the Sun Belt this year, played BCS teams Rutgers and Texas A&M close, they would open up the Miami area for recruiting, and with their good coach and good recruiting, they'll only get better. Sure, they would hurt the Big East in terms of keeping the automatic qualifying status right now, but by the time they join in 2012-2013, they should be a borderline top-25 team, which is where the rest of the Big East is now.

Because it's just one year, and even this year they couldn't hang. Wait, I'm sorry, did you say borderline top 25 team? Are you ******* serious?

If the Big East could add UCF as football only and they want Nova to keep the basketball schools there, it is a possibility they continue expanding. But it honestly doesn't make them much better. They just need their good programs (Pitt, WVU, Syracuse,) to pick it up. Maybe UConn or Rutgers emerges and becomes relevant and they can get back.

If the Big East could add UCF as football only and they want Nova to keep the basketball schools there, it is a possibility they continue expanding. But it honestly doesn't make them much better. They just need their good programs (Pitt, WVU, Syracuse,) to pick it up. Maybe UConn or Rutgers emerges and becomes relevant and they can get back.

and I think RU and Uconn can do just that. UConn looked impressive at times this year and Rutgers is unbelivably young, like it's insane how young we are. So who knows.

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and I think RU and Uconn can do just that. UConn looked impressive at times this year and Rutgers is unbelivably young, like it's insane how young we are. So who knows.

Ehh that's not an excuse for how we played this year. Schiano and staff ruined the season with the terrible offense we run. Also, the defense which was supposed to be a very good unit this year looks like a Pop Warner team. Things aren't looking up for us as much as they used too.